Overcoming budget constraints to healthy diets: Evidence from urban Tanzania
This study investigates the impact of temporary subsidies for nutrient-dense foods on the diets of low-income households in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Vouchers for eggs, milk, and unflavored yogurt were provided to randomly selected households over a three-month period. The subsidies significantly inc...
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| author | Manda, Constantine Sango, Danford Hoffmann, Vivian de Brauw, Alan Zakaria, Zakayo Temba, George Brown, Elizabeth Richards, Dorothy Rashid, Said |
| author_browse | Brown, Elizabeth Hoffmann, Vivian Manda, Constantine Rashid, Said Richards, Dorothy Sango, Danford Temba, George Zakaria, Zakayo de Brauw, Alan |
| author_facet | Manda, Constantine Sango, Danford Hoffmann, Vivian de Brauw, Alan Zakaria, Zakayo Temba, George Brown, Elizabeth Richards, Dorothy Rashid, Said |
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| description | This study investigates the impact of temporary subsidies for nutrient-dense foods on the diets of low-income households in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Vouchers for eggs, milk, and unflavored yogurt were provided to randomly selected households over a three-month period. The subsidies significantly increased the consumption of the targeted healthy foods while discounts were offered. These effects persisted up to 9 months after the end of the subsidy period and were accompanied by a shift in preferences for the targeted foods. Consumption of unhealthy complements, specifically sugar added to yogurt and milk, increased during the subsidy period. Finally, while poorer households initially benefited most, sustained impacts were greater among wealthier households. In sum, the findings demonstrate that subsidies for healthy foods can lead to sustained improvements in diets, while suggesting a role for accompanying interventions such as nutrition education to maximize net health benefits, and pointing to the need for ongoing support to the most vulnerable. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1774432025-11-06T05:41:14Z Overcoming budget constraints to healthy diets: Evidence from urban Tanzania Manda, Constantine Sango, Danford Hoffmann, Vivian de Brauw, Alan Zakaria, Zakayo Temba, George Brown, Elizabeth Richards, Dorothy Rashid, Said affordability consumers healthy diets households less favoured areas subsidies urban areas This study investigates the impact of temporary subsidies for nutrient-dense foods on the diets of low-income households in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Vouchers for eggs, milk, and unflavored yogurt were provided to randomly selected households over a three-month period. The subsidies significantly increased the consumption of the targeted healthy foods while discounts were offered. These effects persisted up to 9 months after the end of the subsidy period and were accompanied by a shift in preferences for the targeted foods. Consumption of unhealthy complements, specifically sugar added to yogurt and milk, increased during the subsidy period. Finally, while poorer households initially benefited most, sustained impacts were greater among wealthier households. In sum, the findings demonstrate that subsidies for healthy foods can lead to sustained improvements in diets, while suggesting a role for accompanying interventions such as nutrition education to maximize net health benefits, and pointing to the need for ongoing support to the most vulnerable. 2025-10-30 2025-10-30T18:40:34Z 2025-10-30T18:40:34Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177443 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141887 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159355 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174099 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168663 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Manda, Constantine; Sango, Danford; Hoffmann, Vivian; de Brauw, Alan; Zakaria, Zakayo; Temba, George; et al. 2025. Overcoming budget constraints to healthy diets: Evidence from urban Tanzania. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2372. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177443 |
| spellingShingle | affordability consumers healthy diets households less favoured areas subsidies urban areas Manda, Constantine Sango, Danford Hoffmann, Vivian de Brauw, Alan Zakaria, Zakayo Temba, George Brown, Elizabeth Richards, Dorothy Rashid, Said Overcoming budget constraints to healthy diets: Evidence from urban Tanzania |
| title | Overcoming budget constraints to healthy diets: Evidence from urban Tanzania |
| title_full | Overcoming budget constraints to healthy diets: Evidence from urban Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Overcoming budget constraints to healthy diets: Evidence from urban Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overcoming budget constraints to healthy diets: Evidence from urban Tanzania |
| title_short | Overcoming budget constraints to healthy diets: Evidence from urban Tanzania |
| title_sort | overcoming budget constraints to healthy diets evidence from urban tanzania |
| topic | affordability consumers healthy diets households less favoured areas subsidies urban areas |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177443 |
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